FAA mismanagement

While delayed flights is a good story and potentially could affect readers in Ventura County, there is another story that needs to be addressed.

We know sequestration meant all federal budgets were cut 2.3 percent across the board. Yet, the flight controllers are being cut by 10 percent by taking 1 day off every 2 weeks. Isn't the real story about the mismanagement that is occurring at the Federal Aviation Administration?

Any competent manager can find cuts within their operation that will not jeopardize the safety of the American public. Surely, there has to be 2.3 percent of fluff within the FAA budget.

Yet, the cuts that the FAA is taking almost appear to be done with an eye toward getting the American public and by extension the U.S. Congress to restore the entire FAA budget.